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What is the best way to fight Covid-19 and similar viruses? The answer, according to Martin Tolstrup, who is a new professor at the Department of Clinical Medicine at Aarhus University, is vaccines and antibody therapy.
2021.08.03 |
With a professorship, Martin Tolstrup from the Department of Clinical Medicine will be able to intensify his research into vaccines and antibodies. The goal is to find better treatment options for patients with severe infections. Photo:Tonny Foghmar, AUH
When we are attacked by viruses such as Covid-19, we produce antibodies in the blood to fight the disease. However, in the case of people with chronic disorders, the immune system needs help. Martin Tolstrup conducts research at the Department of Infectious Diseases at Aarhus University Hospital into the best treatment options to fight viral infections. In this context, it is a question of helping our immune system, and this is an area in which vaccines in particular are very important.
For this reason, Martin Tolstrup examines the correlation between vaccination with RNA vaccines from Moderna and Pfizer-BioNTech, and the immunity and degree of protection that we acquire against Covid-19. Martin Tolstrup also conducts research into the use of specific antibodies to treat both Covid-19, as well as patients with chronic viral infections such as HIV-1, where the immune system needs extra help to effectively remove the infection.
Professor & PhD Martin Tolstrup
Aarhus University, Department of Clinical Medicine and
Aarhus University Hospital, Department of Infectious Diseases
Mobile: (+45) 2067 9741
Email: mtol@clin.au.dk